Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-14
Ahe crows Threaten Trouble In Mon.
tana and the sioux in Dakota.

Two MORE INDIAN OUTRREAKS.
Hhe Crows Threase" Trouble In Mon.
tana and the sioux in Dakota.
The Secretary OF the Interior has received tele-
graphic report from Special Agent Howard on the
situation az the Crow Agency In Montana. The
agent says:
ION Friday evening. the Goth Of last month,
everything was quiet and peaceful; the Indian
families were nearly all around the agency TO
draw their rations on the following day; the
agency butchers were slaughtertng cattle; large
Train Of Indian freight wagons were being unioaded
OF agency goods into the warehouses; everything
was busy and cheerful. Agent Williams and his
wife were on the porch of his house. he reading
.Medicine Man. and about fifteen or sixteen OF
his followers, rode through the agency the build
ter-house, and then partially separated into small
bandS one OF which, I'VE or six In number. headed
by this Medicine Man., all In full war paint and
building. and nred into the roofs OF all the houses,
particularly at the agents oce, on the east side,
where the agency interpreter was standing.
ANTICS OF MEDICINE MAN.
medicine Man" then put the gun he carried
close TO the interpreters stomach, and slowly
raised 1t up and fired 1t over his head. Ae then
came TO the agents dwelling house. on the west
side, and fred a yoIley at the ROOT. The Indians
were very defiant and inSOlent, and there was not
the slightest provocation for L. There were none
OF the agents police near at the time, but had
there been they could not have arrested those
fellows without Doodshed, and, believe, gen.
eral massacre. i think the agent acted very
wisely 10 not attempting TO arrest them with the
ground about 10 D. m, but the officers In charge
did not have Instructions 10 make any arrests but
70 protect the agent, employees, and property.
A.er the arrival OF troops this same party OF In
dams and followers continued to make hostile
DEMONSTRATIONS, and sent word to the troops that
they were ready tor them, at the same time re-
nlll mo nd children
rom their tepees 10 the opposite side OF the river
The trOops went into camp about IL p in. The
agent, thinking everything to be Quieted down,
retired and extiDguished the lights In the house.
Ine defiant gang OF Indians next went TO the
traders store and demanded ammunition, and were,
OF course, refused They then fired into the store,
and the trader, wife, and clerks had 10 barr1cade
the windows with bales OF blankets to protect
themselves There were i've or six bullet holes
snot through the building. The gang Kept up
tneu smoothing around the agency building,
OPENLY DENYING TIE TROOPS,
nearly all night, and making night hideous with
their yells. From the traders store they again
came 10 the agents house, having been reinforced
by several followers aud made more hostile demon
straiionl On the porch OF the house were the
agency Inspector and few friendly Indians, when
Boy that Crabs chief OF the Indian police, re-
ported 10 the Interpreter that those fellows said
they had come TO Kill the agent. An Indian by
tue name OF sport went out and took hold Of the
Medicine Mans horse and told him that 1t was
cowdrdty TO attack a man when he was in bed,
and that the first Indian who gain raised his gun
he would kill This demonstration aroused the
employees OF the agency, and several or them
promptly came to the agents house, armed with
their guns; soon AFTER which the officer In COM
mand OF The troops placed a guard around The
morning.
THE TROOPS REINFORCED.
"On Saturday morning TWO more troops of cav
airy arrived at the agency, and for five or six
hours this gang, and some sixty seventy follow
ers, stationed themselves on TOD OF a hill over
looking a a m no RITZ n a yntlQ
from where the troops were camped, and dared
ami dened them TO come up there and take til IN
and they do 50 yet. In the evening they diSap-
peared, and have been planting the seeds OIL dis
cord among the whole Crow tribe ever since. and
abusing all Crows as being old women, because
they will not join them TO hight The whites These
Indians have not only stolen horses from the Pie
gans, but from white settlers along their line OF
PlYnderlng: Tni, Medicine Man. who Is the
leader or this bad element OF Indians gained his
notoriety very recently. He and a few bucks ran
OF 10 a sun-dance, which was held at the North
eTn Cheyenne Agency some four months ago, and
he there stood the torture so well that ali the H.
dams present pronounced him a 'bg Medicine
Man. and gave him the sword, which Is Usually
given In such casses, and he has been quietly and
gradually demoraliZing the young Crow bucks
ever since. HE'S
VERY BAD INDIAN,
and II he and his followers are not arrested all the
progress these Indians have made will be lost for
years TO come, and the whole Crow nation become
completely demorallZed. These fellows made many
threats which have not embodied here These
are the facts OF this case which have learned
from sources cannot question. The longer the
arrest OF these fellows Is put OF the more danger
there will be. The agent and his employees are
quietly and cautiously attending to their usual
duties, but on the outside ali Is generalization.
Indians being adhered together In bands On diner
ent portions OF the Little and Big Horn, having
abandoned their farms and. apparently, waiting
to see what will be the result and also anxiously
fearing raids from the Piegans, VINO are reported
10 De out In several bodies. Some or the old In
dams are coming In daily, trying 10 apologize for
the conduct OF these belliserent bucks and some
condemning their action but say they will never
surrender. There Is one company OF infantry
here. Gen. Dudley, the post commander has in
every particular. acted with proinptnesi and has
rendered two troop, TO remain here to-day and To-
morrow during the issuing OF ratOns but the agent
mas Declined 10 accept them, unless to arrest Of
Tending parties As the presence OF troops OILY ex
cites the indians"
STOCK STOPPING THE ALLOTMENT SURVEYS IN DAKOTA
The Secretary Of the Interior late yesterday
afternoon received Information that the Indians
on the Crow Creek and Lower Brule reservation
In Dakota. had, by their threatened violence
stopped the allotment surveys In progress on the
reservation. and that further trouble Is feared
secretary Lamar has had a consultation with Gen.
sheridan, VINO leaves to-day for the West and ft
Is said steps Will be Immediately taken TO meet
the emergency and resume tue work. Gen. Shert-
dan SAIL last night that the trouble al the Crow
Creek agency Was not at all serious and that from
ms thorough knowledge OF tine country and its
Affairs he was confident no serious trouble would
occur. This agency should not be connected In
any way with the Crow Indian agency. The occu-
dams OF the Crow tribe, as the name would imply
blt OF the sioux tribe.
The baltimore Outrage Trial.
TIE CASE GOES TO THE JURY, WHO CANNOT ACRE.
AND AXE LOCKED UP PoR THE NIGHT
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